These are dangerous times, and many employers are not providing workers with appropriate information or protective equipment. Learn about your rights at the workplace from attorneys, occupational health and safety professionals and WWRC worker rights advocates! #WorkerSafety #WeAreAthena
The Warehouse Worker Resource Center is seeking a qualified Research and Policy Director to lead our policy campaigns and provide strategic research for our work fighting for justice among warehouse workers. This is a senior position for a campaigner experienced in producing strategic policy, legal and research tools in support of corporate campaigns to change […]
It has been a great year for the Warehouse Worker Resource Center. Here are some highlights of our efforts in 2019- through education, organizing and action. Building New Community Spaces WWRC began the year launching the Justice Hub, a space we share with seven other community partners- Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, Pomona Economic Opportunity […]
We are saddened to share that longtime warehouse worker leader Manuel “Simba” Reyes passed away from cancer on October 13, 2019. Manuel was a key leader from day one on the historic California Cartage campaign. California Cartage operated a warehouse, contracting for Amazon, Home Depot and other global retailers on Los Angeles City property that […]
This following clip shows how the surge of warehousing and trucking has had detrimental impacts on the quality of air in Inland Empire communities. The rise and dominance of the logistics industry has hit the area hard and we have paid for it with the quality of our air and the breadth of the employment […]
On September 20th, the Warehouse Worker Resource Center participated in an action in San Bernardino as part of the Global Climate Strike, a movement to address the worsening effects of climate change. The Global Climate Strike has been led by youth activists across the world with strikes being organized in 150 different countries. We worked […]
Warehouse Worker Resource Center Warehouseworkers.org Los Angeles Program Coordinator Based in Los Angeles, CA The Warehouse Worker Resource Center is seeking an experienced Program Coordinator to lead our worker education, community organizing and strategic enforcement work in Los Angeles County. About the Warehouse Worker Resource Center The WWRC is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving […]
Last week, the Warehouse Worker Resource Center participated in an action coordinated between different organizations both in the region and internationally which aimed at targeting Amazon’s relationships with law enforcement agencies, particularly, their contracts with ICE. The action took place on the first of Amazon’s two prime days this year. These days are known for […]
This past week, one of our staff members, Javier Rodriguez, testified in front of Congress on the need for a national bill regulating heat in the workplace. The need to protect workers facing high heat environments has not been taken on as a national issue yet despite the number of injuries and deaths that occur […]
What now stands as the San Bernardino International Airport was once the Norton Air Force Base. As a sprawling military facility employing scores of people from the surrounding communities, it represented the region’s pathway to economic sanctity through industrialization. It has been more than 25 years since the Norton Air Force Base of San Bernardino […]
